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Statement · Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,450 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $26,415.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $55,939 ten years after entering, the 65th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 65% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
27,398

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $26,415 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,450 and $20,273 a year depending on income at West Virginia University.

Statement of cost · West Virginia University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$26,415
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,450
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,634
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$10,104

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,450; $30–48k: $12,501; $48–75k: $14,179; $75–110k: $18,710; over $110k: $20,273. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,450
$30k–$48k$12,501
$48k–$75k$14,179
$75k–$110k$18,710
Over $110k$20,273

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $55,939; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$45,181
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,556
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
65th percentile among public 4-years
$55,939
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
76th percentile among public 4-years
$22,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $45,181; 8 yrs after entry: $52,556; 10 yrs after entry: $55,939. Median graduate debt: $22,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$45,181
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$52,556
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$55,939
Median graduate debt$22,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at West Virginia University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree200$56,314$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree186$80,411$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree185$52,918not reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree162$66,596$21,250
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree161$90,443$26,242
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree155$50,337$23,328
MarketingBachelor's Degree154$70,041$23,852
JournalismBachelor's Degree152$59,325$24,250
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree148$85,564not reported
CriminologyBachelor's Degree146$55,034not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree144not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree140$57,866$23,090
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree138$80,532$25,000
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree135$67,056$26,432
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree128$50,214$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree120$68,412$25,242
LawFirst Professional Degree106$81,586not reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree104$111,315not reported
MedicineFirst Professional Degree99$153,284not reported
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree98$54,660$20,500
DentistryFirst Professional Degree49$158,414not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree73$138,334not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree30$123,579not reported
Mining and Mineral EngineeringBachelor's Degree17$92,289$24,903
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree32$109,007not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's Degree15not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree33$99,815$22,500
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree70$95,095$25,207

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

West Virginia University: 17,385 undergraduates; 22% of students receive Pell grants; 89% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

89%

66th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

17,385

84th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

22%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

20th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

65%

finish within 150% of normal time

83rd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

30%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$60,096

83rd percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k23%
  • $30k–$48k14%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k18%
  • Over $110k29%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k23%
$30k–$48k14%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k18%
Over $110k29%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.